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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Drawing Abstracts & Learning About Our History

I have had a few days off but with the cool weather sweeping in from the north bringing with it rain and gloomy weather, I have resigned myself to hanging around the house with the kids and doodling a few ink drawings on paper. The top one is titled simply 'Abstract Trout'. The bottom one is aptly named 'Abstract Mayfly'

For the mayfly I decided to add it to my list of shirts available at my tee shirt shop at www.hexfishing.spreadshirt.com. If you wanted a print then why not get it on a shirt for $21. Choose your color and size and show your love for these great little bugs.
If owning the drawings is more your speed then shoot me an email and we will work it out. They will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Learning About History
Before the rain came however, the family and I decided to hit the road for a little bit and explore our great state and in the process learn a bit more about the history of our country.

Our first stop was the Revolutionary War site of Ole Ninety Six. A key stone to the Carolina back country around the 1770, Ninety Six was the site of numerous skirmishes and confrontations throughout the war culminating with its eventual demise near the end of the war.
Teaching the kids about such important sites is an important step in helping them realize just what our countrymen sacrificed in the name of freedom. It also is a great way to spend an afternoon and get a little fresh air away from all the computer games and technical distractions in this day and age.

If you haven't explored the history around your area then I strongly encourage you to get out and do a learning yourself. If you have kids, bring them along. I think it will surprise you just how fascinated they will be with the real life history of this great country.

2 comments:

Beautiful work Joel. I've been posting Hexfishing on Facebook. Let me know if there is anything else I can do. I visited your neck of the woods many years ago an saw houses that still had bullet holes in them! It cool to look back our history.

Thanks Howard. You have been a constant supporter for many years and it is highly appreciated. As far as the bullet holes go, you hear of a few new holes are added every once in a while to many houses around here. Its just how we role. God Bless America

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